Save The Date! Open Enrollment begins Mon., Oct. 19, and runs through Fri., Nov. 6, 2020.
The Open Enrollment Employee Benefits and Wellness Kickoff Forum will be held via Zoom on Oct. 14, from 9 – 11 a.m. To connect simply go to www.kent.edu/zoomopenenrollment. During the session, we will cover:
- Strategic initiatives related to healthcare and wellness
- Important medical plan updates for 2021 and optimizing your choices
- Tools for decision-making
- Need-to-know information as it relates to flexible spending accounts for healthcare and childcare
- How Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are paired with High Deductible Healthcare Plans (HDHPs) to allow you to maximize healthcare dollars today and prepare for the future
- Learn more about the enhanced supplemental life insurance benefits available to you and your family through Securian
- Employee Wellness Rewards and offerings
Presenters for this session will be Jack Witt, Vice President for Human Resources and Kim Hauge, Interim Director for University Benefits and Director of Employee Wellness. This session will also be videotaped so employees who are unable to attend the live Zoom can view the recorded edition from our University Benefits webpage beginning the week of Oct. 19. The video will be available throughout the Open Enrollment period.
There will be time allotted during our live presentation to submit questions to the presenters. A follow-up post card reminder will be sent to all full-time, benefits-eligible employees reminding them of the Open Enrollment Kick Off meeting, as well as the Open Enrollment election period. In the interim, mark your calendars and save Oct. 14, 9 – 11 a.m., for your .
For your planning purposes, please note the Open Enrollment period will begin Mon., Oct. 19 and will end at 4:59 p.m. on Fri., Nov. 6, 2020. All changes are effective Jan. 1, 2021.
Faculty and staff with questions regarding benefit choices for 2021 may contact the University Benefits Office at 330-672-3107, or benefits@kent.edu. For questions related to employee wellness programming or rewards, call 330-672-0392, or wellness@kent.edu.